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Odd Socks Day!
Monday marked the start of Anti-Bullying Week, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each November. On Tuesday we celebrated ‘Odd Socks Day’, a fun and important initiative led by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. Wearing odd socks encourages us all to express our individuality and celebrate what makes us unique. From long and stripy to bright…
Life as a Victorian at Kent Life Farm
As part of their history curriculum, our year 5s are learning all about the Victorian era. Kent Life Heritage Farm Park offers immersive themed days for school children – there’s no better way to learn than by experiencing it for yourself! So, dressed in traditional working class costumes, our year 5s headed to Kent to…
Charity Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
‘On Monday 4th November, 39 of our year 5 girls visited The Royal Albert Hall to rehearse for a Barnardos charity concert the same evening. We joined a large choir, featuring many other schools from all over England, and were lucky enough to be seated to the left of the organ on the stage. We…
A Tour of Nower Wood
‘The Year 3s had a fantastic time at Nower Wood today – we are all officially tree experts! We examined different types of trees, investigated life cycles and made soil… we even hugged some trees too, all under the beautiful and colourful canopy of Autumn.’ – Year 3
What a Week for Sport!
Hockey: The U10 A and B teams played in the St George’s hockey tournaments last Saturday. Neither team lost a match in their respective groups; the A Team drew with the eventual winners, finishing in 3rd place overall, and the B Team won all but one match, drawing with St George’s, and winning the tournament…
Florence Nightingale Workshop
‘Year 2 were very lucky to have a visit from Florence Nightingale last week. She took us on a special journey back in time to the Crimean War. We learnt about how Florence changed the way people were treated and how she introduced basic hygiene to the hospitals, saving countless lives as a result. We…
Creative Writing with Cath Howe
Last week, local children’s author, Cath Howe, hosted a series of interactive creative writing workshops for our junior pupils. Cath used a variety of weird and wonderful objects to inspire the girls’ imaginations, including a magnificently embroidered, red velvet boot – with our inventive juniors at the helm, this mysterious boot soon took on…
Tuesday 8th October Open Morning
We are looking forward to opening our doors at our annual autumn Open Morning on Tuesday 8th October (9.30am – 12.00pm). It’s a wonderful opportunity to visit us during a normal school day – visitors will see all kinds of activities, from language lessons in our dedicated ‘early years’ area, to hockey matches on the…
A Grand Afternoon with Grandparents
Last Friday we invited our reception grandparents to spend the afternoon with us – the girls were delighted to show their school to their families, who do not always have the opportunity to visit. Grandparents were treated to a very special song, plenty of family photographs and a scrumptious afternoon tea. The sun came out…
New £1.3m Sports Facilities – Opened May 2019
Opened in summer 2019, our new £1.3m state-of-the art, floodlit all-weather pitches and large sports pavilion provide fantastic sports facilities for all pupils. Our eight acres of stunning grounds now include two self-contained tennis/netball courts, a hockey pitch and a cross country running track, as well as three large playing areas, complete with adventure climbing…
